Modern medicine is good at responding to challenges like disease. But it’s less adept in preventing diseases from occurring in the first place. Dr. Peter Attia says that modern medical guidelines often focus on too short a time horizon. By refocusing on early prevention, we can add high-quality years to our lifespans. Case Study: Cancer […]
Can hiking 2,000-plus miles fix your life?
Hiking the Appalachian Trail would be a challenge for anyone. But for Peter Conti, who had shattered his hip in a motorcycle accident, the long hike was a backdrop for self-discovery and personal growth. Our latest release tells the story of how he got where he wanted to go. Managing Expectations To earn the title […]
Should you try fasting?
Women often receive medical advice that overlooks their hormonal landscapes, which vary considerably from person to person. Problems with metabolic health are often dismissed as normal aspects of aging, but new research suggests that fasting might be the answer. What do you need to know? Metabolic Switching Switching between eating and fasting, known as “metabolic […]
How to talk to yourself
There was a time not so long ago when having more than one voice in your head would lead to a psychiatric diagnosis. Sick of the prevailing theory that each person has one, unified mind, therapist Richard Schwartz is pioneering a different model. He says that we all have multiple “sub-minds” that are always in […]
These 5 things shape everything
Our five senses determine how we experience everything. So when Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project, wanted to better understand other people and herself, she began to research how sight, sound, touch, smell, and taste shape our relationship to the world. Blast from the Past Most adults vividly remember experiences from ages 15 to 25. That […]
No one’s beyond help
As we scroll through aspirational accounts on Instagram or TikTok — or slap on our own smiles for the next holiday gathering — it can be hard to remember how common depression is. That sense of isolation is a cruel illusion. After Marsha Linehan survived her own suicidal depression, she developed a new approach for […]
How to fight middle-age weight gain
As we approach middle age, our bodies enter a vicious cycle. Chronic inflammation triggers weight gain, and weight gain triggers inflammation. Dr. Mary Claire Haver developed the Galveston Diet to help people, especially women, manage problems related to hormonal fluctuations. How does this plan differ from all the other diets that are out there? Shifting Gears […]
Is what you’re eating really food?
The first artificial sweetener, saccharin, was discovered by a chemist who was studying coal tar. This discovery marked a new era in synthetic food chemistry that introduced a large-scale addition of synthetic compounds to our diet. In industrialized countries like the United Kingdom, people ingest as much as 17.6 pounds (8 kilos) of food additives […]
A radical mental makeover
Who would you take life advice from if not Scott Adams, the guy who wrote the “Dilbert” comic strip? Okay, maybe quite a few other people. But the core principle of his recent self-help book is truly powerful: when you can’t alter your circumstances, change your perspective. He calls this skill “reframing,” and it can […]
How’s your mental fitness?
Negative thought patterns inhibit our happiness and damage our lives. Shirzad Chamine, a Stanford lecturer and the CEO of the largest coaching organization in the world, calls these thought patterns “Saboteurs.” They’re the automatic, habitual mind patterns that work against our success. How can we banish them? Train Your Brain Chamine says that the brain […]
